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H81M-C, H81M-C/CSM manual
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H81M-C
H81M-C/CSM
Motherboard
Contents
H81M-C H81M-C/CSM
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Product introduction
BIOS information
Appendices
Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
Package contents
H81M-Cspecifications summary
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Product introduction
1.2.1Placement direction
1.2.2Screw holes
1.2.3Motherboard layout
1.2.4Layout contents
1.3.1Installing the CPU
1.3.2CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
1.4.1Overview
1.4.2Memory configurations
1.4.3Installing a DIMM
Removing a DIMM
1.5.1Installing an expansion card
1.5.2Configuring an expansion card
1.5.3PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
1.5.4PCI Express x16 slot
1.5.3PCI slots
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
Del
2.PS2 and USB device wake-up(PS2_USBPW1~6)
1.7.1Rear panel connectors
Line In port (light blue)
Microphone port (pink)
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channelconfiguration
USB 3.0 ports 1 and
USB 2.0 ports 3~6
1.7.2Internal connectors
3.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
H81M-CFront panel audio connector
4.Intel® H81 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connector (7-pinSATA6G_1~2 [yellow])
H81M-CSATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
5.Intel® H81 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connector (7-pinSATA3G_1~2)
H81M-CSATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
6. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 4-pinCHA_FAN)
H81M-CFan connectors
7.USB 2.0 connectors (10-1pin USB910, USB1112)
8.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM)
H81M-CSerial port connectors
9.System panel connector (10-1pin PANEL)
•System power LED (2-pinPWR_LED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinHDD_LED)
•Reset button (2-pinRESET)
10.Speaker connector (4-pinSPEAKER)
1.8Onboard LEDs
1.Standby Power LED
H81M-COnboard LED
1.9.1Installing an operating system
1.9.2Support DVD information
To run the Support DVD
BIOS information
2.1.1EZ Update
2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash
2.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
Recovering the BIOS
2.1.4ASUS BIOS Updater
Before updating BIOS
Booting the system to a DOS environment
Updating the BIOS file
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Entering BIOS Setup at startup
Entering BIOS Setup after POST
BIOS menu screen
EZ Mode
Advanced Mode
Menu bar
Menu items
Back button
Submenu items
Pop-upwindow
Scroll bar
Navigation keys
General help
Adding items to My Favorites
2.4.1System Language [English]
2.4.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
2.4.3System Time [xx:xx:xx]
2.4.4Security
Administrator Password
User Password
2.5Ai Tweaker menu
Target CPU Turbo-ModeSpeed : xxxxMHz
Target DRAM Speed : xxxxMHz
Target Cache Speed : xxxxMHz
Target DMI/PEG Clock : xxxxMHz
2.5.1ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Auto]
2.5.2Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]
2.5.3CPU Core Ratio [Auto]
2.5.4Min CPU Cache Ratio [Auto]
2.5.5Max CPU Cache Ratio [Auto]
2.5.6BCLK Frequency : DRAM Frequency Ratio [Auto]
2.5.7DRAM Frequency [Auto]
2.5.8Max. CPU Graphics Ratio [Auto]
2.5.9GPU Boost [As is]
2.5.10EPU Power Saving Mode [Auto]
2.5.11DRAM Timing Control
DRAM WRITE to READ Delay [Auto]
DRAM CKE Minimum pulse width [Auto]
DRAM CAS# Write Latency [Auto]
RTL IOL control
DRAM RTL Initial Value [Auto]
2.5.12CPU Power Management
Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology [Enabled]
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
Package Power Time Window [Auto]
Short Duration Package Power Limit [Auto]
CPU Integrated VR Current Limit [Auto]
CPU Internal Power Switching Frequency
Frequency Tuning Mode [Auto]
2.5.13CPU Core Voltage [Auto]
CPU Core Voltage Override [Auto]
Offset Mode Sign [+]
2.5.14CPU Cache Voltage [Auto]
CPU Cache Voltage Override [Auto]
2.5.15CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto]
CPU Graphics Voltage Override [Auto]
Additional Turbo Mode CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto]
Total Adaptive Mode CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto]
2.5.16CPU System Agent Voltage Offset Mode Sign [+]
2.5.18CPU Digital I/O Voltage Offset Mode Sign [+]
CPU Digital I/O Voltage Offset [Auto]
2.5.19SVID Control [Auto]
2.5.20DRAM Voltage [Auto]
2.6.1CPU Configuration
Intel® Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
Hyper-threading[Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]
Boot performance mode [Max Non-Tu...]
CPU Power Management Configuration
2.6.2PCH Configuration
PCI Express Configuration
Intel® Rapid Start Technology
Intel® Smart Connect Technology [Disabled]
2.6.3SATA Configuration
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Aggressive LPM Support [Auto]
IDE Legacy / Native Mode Selection [Native]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
Graphics Configuration
DMI Configuration
NB PCIe Configuration
Memory Configuration
2.6.5USB Configuration
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
Intel xHCI Mode [Smart Auto]
EHCI Hand-off[Disabled]
USB Single Port Control
2.6.7Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
Front Panel Type [HD]
Realtek LAN Controller [Enabled]
Realtek PXE Option Rom [Disabled]
2.6.8APM
Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Power On By PCIE/PCI [Disabled]
2.6.9Network Stack Configuration
Network Stack [Disabled]
Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled]
Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled]
2.7.1CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
2.7.2CPU / Chassis Fan Speed [xxxx RPM] or [Ignore] / [N/A]
2.7.3CPU Input Voltage (VCCIN), 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
2.7.4CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled]
CPU Fan Speed Low Limit [200 RPM]
2.7.5Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled]
Chassis Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM]
Chassis Fan Profile [Standard]
2.7.6Anti Surge Support [Disabled]
2.8.1Fast Boot [Enabled]
SATA Support [All Devices]
USB Support [Partial In...]
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto]
Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled]
2.8.2Boot Logo Display [Auto]
POST Delay Time [3 sec]
Post Report [5 sec]
2.8.3Bootup NumLock State [On]
2.8.4Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]
2.8.5Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]
2.8.6Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
2.8.7Setup Mode [EZ Mode]
2.8.9Secure Boot
OS Type [Windows UE...]
Key Management
Load PK from File
KEK Management
Delete the KEK
Load KEK from File
Append KEK from file
2.8.10Boot Option Priorities
2.8.11Boot Override
2.9.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
2.9.2ASUS O.C. Profile
Label
Save to Profile
Load from Profile
Load Optimized Defaults
Save Changes & Reset
Discard Changes & Exit
ASUS EZ Mode
Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device
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Appendices
Federal Communications Commission Statement
IC: Canadian Compliance Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement
VCCI Class B Statement
KC: Korea Warning Statement
REACH
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
EC Declaration of Conformity